Main entry: absorb, engage, engross, occupy
Definition: consume all of one's attention or time
Usage: Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
Definition: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
Usage: Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
Main entry: take, occupy, use up
Definition: require (time or space)
Usage: It took three hours to get to work this morning; This event occupied a very short time
Main entry: fill, occupy, take
Definition: assume, as of positions or roles
Usage: She took the job as director of development; he occupies the position of manager; the young prince will soon occupy the throne
Definition: keep busy with
Usage: She busies herself with her butterfly collection
Main entry: occupy, reside, lodge in
Definition: live (in a certain place)
Usage: She resides in Princeton; he occupies two rooms on the top floor
Definition: occupy the whole of
Usage: The liquid fills the container
Main entry: occupy, concern, interest, worry
Definition: be on the mind of
Usage: I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift